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GOP presidential candidate and former Gov. Buddy Roemer (R-LA) tells Alan why he supports the Occupy Wall Street protests.
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-- -- -- welcome -- -- -- former governor of Louisiana Buddy Roemer.
Republican presidential candidate but governor had -- ask you I guess.
Going to be frustrating that you're not of the debate so you win or united -- the attention Herman Cain is getting right now in -- -- you're an experienced legislator governor what's going on.
Well -- the -- done well by the way as we're picking only complete -- and but he's been seven.
National that they I haven't been -- yeah real surprise -- -- -- out of politics for twenty years I've been building.
Private banking system and I'm done very well.
-- -- I think America and trouble so I decided to run.
President and they're real surprise -- that I have not been -- -- be.
In a single debate.
We're slowly I think less than 1% I think that'd be at that mark that in order to get into the debates correct.
Well Bob -- 1% now for a -- now we should go into that and the third week after I announced by -- -- want person.
I'm the only camera and who's been a governor and the congressmen.
Our goal in jobs -- not a lawyer -- a straight shooter you know oplink unfair trade with chat right you the issue.
And a big money large sums of money.
Two small politician.
Is the proper.
I wanna tell you -- your campaign finance issues okay got her inner city but first I wanna go back sending you just said.
Reforming the -- you talk about how you're creating or created a private banking system what does that mean.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- With about pixel -- It -- be trial we don't do retail banking talent we do small business -- we do business plans for small businesses we restructure their -- And we're about 700 -- adult -- Successful by no bailout money very profitable.
In it or -- -- blue ocean strategy.
Most banks are -- Where they do pricing.
Location.
Number -- branch is that the blood in the war.
-- -- -- It's a different kind of banking we do electronic banking that we -- services in terms of -- -- this point what we what we do you actually maintains the banking system or small -- -- it's very unique.
We're only -- -- Paul -- and we're one of the largest bank in the speech.
-- and here you are a banker opinion here in sync with -- have been supportive.
The occupy Wall Street crowd -- also unusual for a Republican year you wanna -- -- so -- we want to end the tax loopholes.
That un American corporations have you said.
Take advantage of the leadership our best jobs over -- -- as your question.
You're a Democrat now -- you became on the eve of your reelection campaign as governor a Republican why or why not right why don't be a Democrat given that the -- you're taking.
Well.
There are there are some -- -- -- Democrat would feel more comfortable -- and a Republican.
I'd change party forty years ago would end -- told.
Your group.
They're journalist group of America why -- First of all who you know -- the one party state and you cannot details you -- before -- corruption.
If you are single party state need resignation -- Debate we need -- debate now about -- Republicans -- -- -- Wall Street are papal plane people.
And that's why won't be on the debate but -- change number two -- and the current.
Round in my issues as governor.
Choice and competition in public education.
Small business growth and jobs that I was much closer to the Republican Party stand there and the Democratic Party did not issue now.
-- money in politics and it doesn't make a damn what party you belong to your party is bought and.
Except you need to be in the party structure in order to get the nomination so that's of that's -- tough little -- -- Well update on what they are better to we built the Republican Party in Louisiana.
What I've changed parties not -- 7% of the members of the legislature where the Democratic Party.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 61%.
About legislature or Republicans we have a two party system in Louisiana Alex and it's a -- -- or.
We've -- in a former Louisiana governor and presidential hopeful Buddy Roemer.
You do not accept money from political action committees I don't you don't accept that and I don't know they got and no donations of more than a hundred dollars.
And -- got people like Perry went around collecting in 48 days what seventeen million and evidence and crazy amount of money.
He's able to collect in just a few weeks.
-- you compete with the.
Well obviously.
I -- 2% in the in the -- the national poll this week coming up come from that you owe it to the the catcher talked about.
They won this election -- you know why -- open.
-- goal from 32%.
Down.
Cheaper yeah He handed down.
You don't war.
People are sick and tired of the big special interest money.
In their politics I think it'll leakage -- god -- Clearly what -- and -- -- yourself out.
Not at all I'm closer now that one started six weeks ago.
It look at these others have not moved it all made Bachmann actually it -- disappearance.
The other -- -- move on that race is wide open I think people looking for something happened that look important jobs for -- I think they're looking for a nation build I think you're looking for somebody to reach -- -- their party.
And all the others.
Let.
Go to get there.
While.
You know the only other guy I think comes close that would be Jon Huntsman He seems to be another reasonable former governor.
Who -- seems a little more inclined to be moderate than some of the other people who -- running.
-- for his trouble at all the major issue of our -- Unfair trade from China.
He's an apologist for them He has no solution -- prop you need it I don't think corporate business people.
-- king Jon Huntsman Mitt Romney heavy just to grow jobs and you know what India -- well we talked about the book war.
For small business -- Of this country we need to give reasonable.
Deregulation.
I don't say told deregulation.
-- reasonable deregulation we need to reinstate Glass-Steagall.
In the banking business and we need to stand up to chat.
And we need to do -- story thing right now.
Really think the President Obama has been wrong.
Term of normal.
I think the president is locked the end to -- corporate culture with these jobs.
He jogged in -- -- this -- From GE in the I mean that's the problem -- that's why I was so Walsh Greek speaking these young people got it right they -- We were -- we were stolen problem we were cheated our job to get -- -- given away.
Both parties -- of the -- and nobody's going to jail and gave it its not right hotly debate on campaign.
Right between -- and that's how.
They governors as a -- -- person without a dog in this race to some liberal Democrat.
No but some and also like you very much and then you know wants the best for our country and ask you so.
It seems like.
Mitt Romney.
Is the go to guy everybody then there's -- -- people so dissatisfied.
That -- one minute it's Perry then it's Herman -- -- look at resembling other than Romney.
Like they wanna go they date these other candidates and they -- -- marrying running.
-- -- you then get in there and down.
-- the next.
What a -- a support -- Help me get -- debate Alan I.
Know I cannot believe there and I'm frustrated by yeah me oh -- -- about not been I have.
They targeted one person -- -- They hit the target is.
As somebody who was serious cotton council president and do -- full amount move.
To New Hampshire mob fortune is in New Hampshire -- little person.
A straightforward.
The -- -- not -- but I won't take.
They checked.
Small state like this -- for your back is my only hope that --
